Buying a home with knob and tube wiring? You should be concerned with the safety of the wiring and the insurability of the home. I'll discuss both in this post, but first, some background. Knob and ...

Question: I live in a beautiful home in San Roque that was built in the late 1920s and it still has the old original knob-and-tube style of electrical wiring. The original fuse box was removed and ...

Q We purchased our home in July 2005. The house is about 120 years old and in great shape, but there’s a ton of knob-and-tube wiring. Someone mentioned recently that homes must have most or all of it ...

Knob-and-tube wiring can be found in homes from the early 1930's and older. It gets its name from the cloth wrapped hot and neutral wires that travel separately and use white porcelain knobs and tubes ...

All these things can be major fire hazards. Add in the potential for deterioration due to age (sagging wires, fraying or crumbling insulation around the conductors, etc.), and some insurance companies ...

Most insurers see homes with knob-and-tube wiring, aluminum wiring, and 60-amp service as high-risk, which prevents clients with those systems from easily obtaining home insurance. But are wiring ...

Q: The house we bought in 2005 was built in 1900. We have done our best to update the electricity by removing knob and tube wiring in the basement and all that is accessible in the attic. Our ...

Q. My older home has had major ice dams this year and I realize I need to get some more insulation in my attic to help take care of the problem. However, someone told me I can't put insulation down on ...